Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 23 April 2019

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 23 April 2019
Start: 2019-04-01
End: 2019-04-23
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 23 April 2019: 1,769 records at 1,392 stations, peak on 8 April 2019. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 23 April 2019 set or tied 1,769 station records at 1,392 stations.
It ran from 1 April 2019 to 23 April 2019 (23 days) and its peak day was 8 April 2019.
Status: closed.
Brevard set a monthly record daily precipitation of 158.8 mm (6.3 in) on 20 April 2019.
The busiest day was 8 April 2019 with 171 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 166 years.

Footprint

1 to 23 April 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 23 April 2019 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 23 April 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Brevard	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	2019-04-20
Corvallis State UNIV	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	2019-04-07
Choteau	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2019-04-09
Santaquin Chlorinator	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2019-04-10
Saint Johnsbury	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	2019-04-15
Williams 1 NW	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	2019-04-08
Blythe	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2019-04-17
Missoula 6 NW WFO	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2019-04-09
Falls City 2 SSW	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	2019-04-07
Gillette 3SE	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	2019-04-10
Prospect 2 SW	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	2019-04-08
Tyler Pounds Fld	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	2019-04-13
Fletcher 3 W	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	2019-04-20
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	2019-04-13
Chapel Hill 2 W	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	2019-04-13
N Wilkesboro	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2019-04-15
Milanville	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	2019-04-15
Elizabethton	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	2019-04-20
Randleman	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	2019-04-13
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	2019-04-20

Records per Day

Peak day 171

Records set or tied each day from 1 April 2019 to 23 April 2019. The most in one day was 171 on 8 April 2019.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 23 April 2019
Date	Records
2019-04-01	2
2019-04-02	33
2019-04-03	6
2019-04-04	4
2019-04-05	13
2019-04-06	25
2019-04-07	136
2019-04-08	171
2019-04-09	161
2019-04-10	132
2019-04-11	95
2019-04-12	62
2019-04-13	115
2019-04-14	154
2019-04-15	169
2019-04-16	59
2019-04-17	42
2019-04-18	97
2019-04-19	139
2019-04-20	133
2019-04-21	13
2019-04-22	5
2019-04-23	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 23 April 2019 ranked by margin
Brevard, 04-20	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
Milanville, 04-15	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
Fletcher 3 W, 04-20	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
Tamaqua 4 N Dam, 04-13	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
Tyler Pounds Fld, 04-13	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
Pisgah Forest 3 NE, 04-20	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
N Wilkesboro, 04-15	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
Randleman, 04-13	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
Chapel Hill 2 W, 04-13	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
Falls City 2 SSW, 04-07	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
Williams 1 NW, 04-08	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
Santaquin Chlorinator, 04-10	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
Elizabethton, 04-20	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
Gillette 3SE, 04-10	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
Corvallis State UNIV, 04-07	25.6 mm (1.0 in)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

500 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 23 April 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
65	102
21	113
26	112
27	104
25	109
26	92
32	56
18	76
32	116
26	72
54	45
17	81
49	112
51	68
34	113
43	89
54	66
27	90
46	62
34	92
67	78
49	78
61	58
63	56
41	26
31	26
79	76
41	37
18	53
12	108
42	55
40	34
25	44
4	98
48	104
13	109
22	0
38	30
31	70
18	40
11	66
22	109
12	96
23	22
15	64
9	122
28	92
37	37
10	81
8	81
33	28
9	68
56	34
53	34
22	0
31	34
33	55
23	40
25	40
24	60
10	88
38	32
19	36
33	24
31	26
14	34
21	73
26	78
41	16
36	37
25	37
41	38
60	41
45	16
81	34
48	34
24	102
20	102
12	47
21	34
17	76
48	20
9	98
36	34
67	28
25	9
8	101
24	20
18	66
17	100
29	92
24	36
5	112
15	30
3	112
24	12
54	64
25	36
10	121
8	56
26	69
12	42
36	24
25	24
25	25
33	24
41	24
61	24
19	25
7	96
59	13
14	81
25	70
34	20
20	32
41	24
31	24
28	24
33	25
31	78
5	101
21	12
16	49
11	109
12	24
28	20
26	16
22	28
112	5
18	44
6	81
6	53
4	96
48	52
18	104
61	4
22	22
14	34
17	56
11	80
16	100
70	4
13	28
20	5
16	13
33	70
47	0
9	57
6	98
11	96
33	28
10	113
22	60
31	1
7	100
24	8
19	5
17	22
10	104
4	113
43	14
23	26
15	24
61	12
5	84
56	30
3	100
6	96
3	98
5	96
49	1
14	18
2	100
8	56
7	106
11	73
17	92
12	94
15	33
25	36
11	40
12	97
35	64
19	70
5	84
23	24
2	101
3	100
51	9
2	106
21	1
4	98
24	46
10	92
27	28
22	48
18	56
19	30
98	4
39	16

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 23 April 2019 compared with similar events
Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 23 February to 15 March 2019	2,223 records
Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 19 January 2024	2,133 records
Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 26 March 2021	2,099 records
Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 29 September to 19 October 2018	1,970 records
Extreme rain in United States, 19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023	1,941 records
Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 23 April 2019 (this event)	1,769 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,769

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 23 April 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-04-07	Corvallis State UNIV	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	112	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2019-04-07	Falls City 2 SSW	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	116	70 of 100 (Major)
2019-04-08	Williams 1 NW	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56	77 of 100 (Major)
2019-04-08	Prospect 2 SW	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	81	69 of 100 (Major)
2019-04-09	Choteau	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	113	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2019-04-09	Missoula 6 NW WFO	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	76	71 of 100 (Major)
2019-04-10	Santaquin Chlorinator	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	104	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2019-04-10	Gillette 3SE	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	72	70 of 100 (Major)
2019-04-13	Tyler Pounds Fld	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	112	69 of 100 (Major)
2019-04-13	Tamaqua 4 N Dam	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	68	68 of 100 (Major)
2019-04-13	Chapel Hill 2 W	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	113	67 of 100 (Major)
2019-04-13	Randleman	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	92	66 of 100 (Major)
2019-04-15	Saint Johnsbury	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	109	78 of 100 (Major)
2019-04-15	N Wilkesboro	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	89	67 of 100 (Major)
2019-04-15	Milanville	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	66	67 of 100 (Major)
2019-04-17	Blythe	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	92	77 of 100 (Major)
2019-04-20	Brevard	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	102	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2019-04-20	Fletcher 3 W	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45	69 of 100 (Major)
2019-04-20	Elizabethton	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	90	67 of 100 (Major)
2019-04-20	Pisgah Forest 3 NE	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	62	66 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,769 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
65	102
21	113
26	112
27	104
25	109
26	92
32	56
18	76
32	116
26	72
54	45
17	81
49	112
51	68
34	113
43	89
54	66
27	90
46	62
34	92
67	78
49	78
61	58
63	56
41	26
31	26
79	76
41	37
18	53
12	108
42	55
40	34
25	44
4	98
48	104
13	109
22	0
38	30
31	70
18	40
11	66
22	109
12	96
23	22
15	64
9	122
28	92
37	37
10	81
8	81
33	28
9	68
56	34
53	34
22	0
31	34
33	55
23	40
25	40
24	60
10	88
38	32
19	36
33	24
31	26
14	34
21	73
26	78
41	16
36	37
25	37
41	38
60	41
45	16
81	34
48	34
24	102
20	102
12	47
21	34
17	76
48	20
9	98
36	34
67	28
25	9
8	101
24	20
18	66
17	100
29	92
24	36
5	112
15	30
3	112
24	12
54	64
25	36
10	121
8	56
26	69
12	42
36	24
25	24
25	25
33	24
41	24
61	24
19	25
7	96
59	13
14	81
25	70
34	20
20	32
41	24
31	24
28	24
33	25
31	78
5	101
21	12
16	49
11	109
12	24
28	20
26	16
22	28
112	5
18	44
6	81
6	53
4	96
48	52
18	104
61	4
22	22
14	34
17	56
11	80
16	100
70	4
13	28
20	5
16	13
33	70
47	0
9	57
6	98
11	96
33	28
10	113
22	60
31	1
7	100
24	8
19	5
17	22
10	104
4	113
43	14
23	26
15	24
61	12
5	84
56	30
3	100
6	96
3	98
5	96
49	1
14	18
2	100
8	56
7	106
11	73
17	92
12	94
15	33
25	36
11	40
12	97
35	64
19	70
5	84
23	24
2	101
3	100
51	9
2	106
21	1
4	98
24	46
10	92
27	28
22	48
18	56
19	30
98	4
39	16

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
65	102
21	113
26	112
27	104
25	109
26	92
32	56
18	76
32	116
26	72
54	45
17	81
49	112
51	68
34	113
43	89
54	66
27	90
46	62
34	92
67	78
49	78
61	58
63	56
41	26
31	26
79	76
41	37
18	53
12	108
42	55
40	34
25	44
4	98
48	104
13	109
22	0
38	30
31	70
18	40
11	66
22	109
12	96
23	22
15	64
9	122
28	92
37	37
10	81
8	81
33	28
9	68
56	34
53	34
22	0
31	34
33	55
23	40
25	40
24	60
10	88
38	32
19	36
33	24
31	26
14	34
21	73
26	78
41	16
36	37
25	37
41	38
60	41
45	16
81	34
48	34
24	102
20	102
12	47
21	34
17	76
48	20
9	98
36	34
67	28
25	9
8	101
24	20
18	66
17	100
29	92
24	36
5	112
15	30
3	112
24	12
54	64
25	36
10	121
8	56
26	69
12	42
36	24
25	24
25	25
33	24
41	24
61	24
19	25
7	96
59	13
14	81
25	70
34	20
20	32
41	24
31	24
28	24
33	25
31	78
5	101
21	12
16	49
11	109
12	24
28	20
26	16
22	28
112	5
18	44
6	81
6	53
4	96
48	52
18	104
61	4
22	22
14	34
17	56
11	80
16	100
70	4
13	28
20	5
16	13
33	70
47	0
9	57
6	98
11	96
33	28
10	113
22	60
31	1
7	100
24	8
19	5
17	22
10	104
4	113
43	14
23	26
15	24
61	12
5	84
56	30
3	100
6	96
3	98
5	96
49	1
14	18
2	100
8	56
7	106
11	73
17	92
12	94
15	33
25	36
11	40
12	97
35	64
19	70
5	84
23	24
2	101
3	100
51	9
2	106
21	1
4	98
24	46
10	92
27	28
22	48
18	56
19	30
98	4
39	16

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
65	102
21	113
26	112
27	104
25	109
26	92
32	56
18	76
32	116
26	72
54	45
17	81
49	112
51	68
34	113
43	89
54	66
27	90
46	62
34	92
67	78
49	78
61	58
63	56
41	26
31	26
79	76
41	37
18	53
12	108
42	55
40	34
25	44
4	98
48	104
13	109
22	0
38	30
31	70
18	40
11	66
22	109
12	96
23	22
15	64
9	122
28	92
37	37
10	81
8	81
33	28
9	68
56	34
53	34
22	0
31	34
33	55
23	40
25	40
24	60
10	88
38	32
19	36
33	24
31	26
14	34
21	73
26	78
41	16
36	37
25	37
41	38
60	41
45	16
81	34
48	34
24	102
20	102
12	47
21	34
17	76
48	20
9	98
36	34
67	28
25	9
8	101
24	20
18	66
17	100
29	92
24	36
5	112
15	30
3	112
24	12
54	64
25	36
10	121
8	56
26	69
12	42
36	24
25	24
25	25
33	24
41	24
61	24
19	25
7	96
59	13
14	81
25	70
34	20
20	32
41	24
31	24
28	24
33	25
31	78
5	101
21	12
16	49
11	109
12	24
28	20
26	16
22	28
112	5
18	44
6	81
6	53
4	96
48	52
18	104
61	4
22	22
14	34
17	56
11	80
16	100
70	4
13	28
20	5
16	13
33	70
47	0
9	57
6	98
11	96
33	28
10	113
22	60
31	1
7	100
24	8
19	5
17	22
10	104
4	113
43	14
23	26
15	24
61	12
5	84
56	30
3	100
6	96
3	98
5	96
49	1
14	18
2	100
8	56
7	106
11	73
17	92
12	94
15	33
25	36
11	40
12	97
35	64
19	70
5	84
23	24
2	101
3	100
51	9
2	106
21	1
4	98
24	46
10	92
27	28
22	48
18	56
19	30
98	4
39	16